InfoSpace Brings 3D Mobile Gaming to 2D Handset Users
New simulation technology gives 2D handsets rich 3D gaming experience.
InfoSpace Inc. (NASDAQ: INSP), a leading provider of mobile entertainment, today introduced the Virtual 3D Simulator, a cutting-edge mobile engine that brings a rich 3D game experience to 2D handsets. Now mobile consumers using 2D handsets will have 3D game experiences, previously unavailable to the vast majority of mobile consumers.
"Mobile users love the rich experience of the latest 3D games, but currently only a small percentage of high-end handsets are capable of supporting 3D mobile games," said Steven Hoffman, executive producer at InfoSpace's Atlas Studio. "The Virtual 3D Simulator closes the handset gap and makes it possible for the vast majority of consumers with 2D handsets to enjoy the benefits of playing 3D quality games."
With the increase in consumer use of mobile games, consumers are looking for new capabilities and options that will elevate their gaming experience to the next level. InfoSpace's Virtual 3D Simulator helps answer this need by making available eye-catching effects of 3D graphics to millions of 2D handsets.
InfoSpace's Virtual 3D Simulator technology utilises precise 3D physical models for the playing environment rendered in realistic detail by state-of-the-art software and stored as 2D artwork. InfoSpace's proprietary 3D physics and graphics engines then animate models in real-time, mixing dynamically generated imagery with pre-rendered graphics. The result is a 2D game that gives the user a 3D mobile gaming experience.
InfoSpace is currently developing action/arcade games, which utilise the Virtual 3D Simulator technology. The first of these games will be available this summer.
This technology will be demonstrated at next week's E3 Expo in Los Angeles.
"Mobile users love the rich experience of the latest 3D games, but currently only a small percentage of high-end handsets are capable of supporting 3D mobile games," said Steven Hoffman, executive producer at InfoSpace's Atlas Studio. "The Virtual 3D Simulator closes the handset gap and makes it possible for the vast majority of consumers with 2D handsets to enjoy the benefits of playing 3D quality games."
With the increase in consumer use of mobile games, consumers are looking for new capabilities and options that will elevate their gaming experience to the next level. InfoSpace's Virtual 3D Simulator helps answer this need by making available eye-catching effects of 3D graphics to millions of 2D handsets.
InfoSpace's Virtual 3D Simulator technology utilises precise 3D physical models for the playing environment rendered in realistic detail by state-of-the-art software and stored as 2D artwork. InfoSpace's proprietary 3D physics and graphics engines then animate models in real-time, mixing dynamically generated imagery with pre-rendered graphics. The result is a 2D game that gives the user a 3D mobile gaming experience.
InfoSpace is currently developing action/arcade games, which utilise the Virtual 3D Simulator technology. The first of these games will be available this summer.
This technology will be demonstrated at next week's E3 Expo in Los Angeles.